WILDLIFE
Hunting the hunters
Sep 01, 2013
Written by
J Michael Fay
In an edited extract from new book The Modern Explorers, US conservationist J Michael Fay joins a team of forest guards as they head into the jungles of Gabon on the trail of a gang of elephant poachers
Cashmere trade threatening biodiversity
Sep 01, 2013
Written by
Harley Rustad
A new study published in Conservation Biology has linked the cashmere garment trade to the destruction of ecosystems that support numerous endangered species
Restoring South Georgia
Mar 01, 2012
Written by
Jamie Watts
An ambitious attempt to eradicate rats from the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia
Total wipeout
Mar 01, 2012
Written by
James Howe
After a shipping accident introduced rats to Lord Howe Island in 1918, the rodents have slowly been destroying its biodiversity. A controversial plan hopes to eradicate them for good
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